It’s a well-known conspiracy theory, but we’ve learned a few things over the past month about how Facebook works that might explain what happens when you mention products in person during a conversation, then see ads for that product pop-up in your feed. I’ve had this happen myself. You’re chatting with a friend in person […]
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The real estate industry is known for its volatility. One market may be on its way up as another may be crashing to the ground. While real estate professionals and investors alike are used to navigating the ever-shifting ground beneath their feet, there’s a new real estate tech shake-up headed for the industry: cryptocurrency. To get
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“It’s been an awesome day,” Zuora CEO Tien Tzuo said Thursday afternoon. No wonder he was feeling good: His company went public Thursday, and its stock bounced almost 45 percent above the IPO price, from $14 to about $20. Of course, where the price will settle after a few weeks or months is unknown, but it’s
Serial investor Jing Sun is interested in creating a new way of charitable giving. Even though the industry has already changed a lot by way of websites that connect you with charitable causes and even social media campaigns that easily allow you to donate money, Sun wants to take it a step further by way of the
While population growth determines the socio-economic prospects of a country, the age structure of the nation is just as crucial. By 2025, Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) will be home to almost a quarter of the global population aged 24 and below. And by 2035, SSA’s population will become the youngest in the world boasting an enormous
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Facebook knew Cambridge Analytica was mishandling user data 2 1/2 years ago, the company’s chief operating officer, Sheryl Sandberg, told NBC. But when the company discovered the problem, she said, executives relied on the consulting firm’s assurances that it had deleted the data. The company could have done an audit but did
Over the past week or so, I have seen countless headlines regarding Facebook and Cambridge Analytica. Yet, none of them have helped me fully understand what happened. On a basic sense I knew that my, and many other Facebook users, data was being misused. But after reading every article, I still felt like I didn’t understand
How is big data changing the business landscape? originally appeared on Quora: the place to gain and share knowledge, empowering people to learn from others and better understand the world. Answer by Kris Lahiri, Co-founder, Chief Security Officer, Egnyte, on Quora: Big data and its implications are impacting every business from one-person companies to Fortune
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AI already is delivering breakthroughs in cancer diagnosis, but even optimists believe a cure is a decade away. For about a million years, the human race has been on a curve of innovation, an upward arc that has progressed from controlling fire, to inventing the mechanical movable-type printing press, to creating artificial intelligence (AI) systems
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South by Southwest (SXSW) is a 10-day interactive film and music festival that happens annually in Austin, Texas. Hundreds of thousands of influencers, visionaries, fans, entrepreneurs, and leaders in their space descend upon this state capital to share ideas and stories. I was there just recently for this year’s event, eager to discover new concepts,
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